Coronavirus

New Delhi:  A record 3,689 daily COVID-19 fatalities pushed India's death toll to 2,15,542, while the infection count reached to 1,95,57,457 with 3,92,488 more people being confirmed positive for the disease, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated Sunday. The active cases have crossed...

London: Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla Saturday spoke out about the pressures he was under over the production of COVID-19 vaccines to meet the ever-increasing demand in India as the country battles through a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. In his...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government Saturday conducted a ‘symbolic dry run’ of the COVID-19 vaccination drive for people in the age group of 18-44 years, ahead of its formal launch May 3, an official said. The administration had Friday night said that it would symbolically start...

New Delhi: Hospitals across the national capital continue to sound the alarm about shortage of oxygen. Sant Parmanand Hospital and Bhagat Chandra hospital have sought help from the authorities claiming that they are left with little oxygen. Bhagat Chandra hospital in Mahavir Enclave in West...

New Delhi: Twelve COVID-19 patients, including the HOD of gastroenterology department, of Batra Hospital here died allegedly due to oxygen shortage, officials said Saturday. "Once a patient is pushed to the edge without the support of oxygen, it is very difficult to revive him. Unfortunately,...

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Saturday directed all hospitals in the national capital to provide information on daily admissions and discharge of COVID-19 patients and of those admitted for over 10 days, since April 1. A concern was raised in the court regarding optimal...

New Delhi: Eight COVID-19 patients, including the HOD of gastroenterology department, of Batra Hospital here died due to oxygen shortage, officials said Saturday. We are trying to revive five other critical patients, said Dr S C L Gupta. Hospitals across the national capital had sent...

Melbourne: Australian citizens could face five-year jail term or hefty fines up to 66,000 dollars if they try to return home from India after Canberra made the journey temporarily illegal in an effort to curb the spread of the deadly viral infection in this country....

Rio de Janeiro: Footballers Lionel Messi and Neymar are among hundreds of South American players that will receive COVID-19 vaccines donated by China's Sinovac Biotech in the coming weeks, according to regional football confederation CONMEBOL. The entity began distributing vaccines to its 10-member associations after...

New Delhi: With India battling a COVID-19 surge, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday urged the Centre to evolve a political consensus on a national policy to tackle the spread of the pandemic. In a video message, she said it is time for the central and...